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Jim Crow Laws
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By Stan White, Elizabeth PAradis, Zakk Smith
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What was the Jim Crow laws
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The Jim Crow laws were racial segregation state and local laws enacted after the Reconstruction period in Southern United States that continued in force until 1965 mandating de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern U.S.
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Who was Jim Crow |
Jim Crow was the name of the racial caste system which operated primarily, but not exclusively in southern and border states, between 1877 and the mid-1960s. Jim Crow was more than a series of rigid anti-black laws. It was a way of life.
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Original Laws/ Policies
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� A black man couldn't offer his hand or shake hands with a white man because it implied social equality. A black man couldn't offer a hand or any other part of his body to a white woman without the risk of being accused of rape. A black man couldn't offer to light a white woman's cigarette, because that implied intimacy. � Blacks and whites weren't to eat together. If they did, the whites were served first, and some sort of partition was moved between them and the black diners. � Blacks were introduced to whites, never whites to blacks. � Whites didn't use courtesy titles, such as Mr., Mrs. or Miss, when referring to blacks. Blacks were called by their first names. Blacks had to use courtesy titles when referring to whites and weren't allowed to call whites by their first names. � If a black person rode in a car driven by a white person, the black person sat in the back seat or the back of a truck. � White motorists had the right of way at all intersections.
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What impact did Jim Crow Laws have on Blacks
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Jim Crow laws segregated railways and streetcars, public waiting rooms, restaurants, boarding houses, theaters, public parks, libraries and cemeteries. Separate schools, hospitals and other public institutions, generally of inferior quality, were designated for blacks. The laws also required blacks to use separate phone booths and bathrooms, and in some cases, deprived blacks of the right to vote.
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What rights did the Jim Crow Laws Violate
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segregation and discrimination that barred black Americans from a status equal to that of white Americans. The United States Supreme Court had a crucial role in the establishment, maintenance, and, eventually, the end of Jim Crow.
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How did Whites Defend Jim Crow Laws
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healing the wounds between North and South, most white politicians abandoned the cause of protecting African Americans.
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Connection between Jim Crow Laws and To Kill a Mockingbird
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They both talk about the hardships that they had to deal with.
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Work Cited
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"White Only: Jim Crow in America - Separate Is Not Equal." White Only: Jim Crow in America - Separate Is Not Equal. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.
BIles, Jan. "The Original Jim Crow." The Original Jim Crow. Topeka Capital-Journal, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
"The Rise And Fall Of Jim Crow." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2015. |
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Fun Facts |
Jim Crow is not a real person
Even the judge in the testimony of Jim crow laws voted for segragation |
